EMS providers are committed to maintaining up-to-date knowledge and skills and are required to fulfill continuing education credits to be eligible for state and national recertification. The Dakota County
EMS Council sponsors the following continuing education programs:

QUARTER 2 - September 2011
Topics:
- Assess and provide care to an infant or child with cardiac arrest
- Assess and provide care to an infant or child with respiratory distress
- Assess and provide care to an infant or child with shock/hypo-perfusion
- Provide care to a mother immediately following delivery of a newborn
QUARTER 3 - October 2011Topics:
- Assess and provide care for respiratory distress in an adult patient
- Assess and provide care for a patient with a history of diabetes
- Assess and provide care to a patient experiencing non-traumatic chest pain
- Use proper body mechanics while lifting and moving a patient
QUARTER 4 - February 2012
Topic: Skills Day - dates TBA
For information about EMS Continuing Education, contact Marty Forseth , EMS Coordinator (or by phone: 651-554-6110).